Notice2026-02703
Notice of Inventory Completion: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Department of Anthropology, Buffalo, NY
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Department of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6252-6253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02703]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6911; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041982; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University at Buffalo, State
University of New York, Department of Anthropology, Buffalo, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University at Buffalo, State University
of New York, Department of Anthropology has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after March 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Madeline Smith,
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Anthropology, 380 Academic
Center, Ellicott Complex, Buffalo, NY 14261-0026, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc1cbdfc1c5d8c49fecced9cacacdc0c382c9c8d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c5cfdbc5c1dcc09be8caddcecec9c4c786cdccdd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Anthropology, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been
identified. The two associated funerary objects are pottery sherds and
soil.
At minimum four individuals were believed to have been removed from
a site known as Davenport Farm in Ulster County, New York sometime in
the mid-20th century. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were excavated from land owned by Bruce Davenport at an unknown time by
archaeologist Mary Ann Niemczycki. Geographical affiliation of the
Davenport Farm site is consistent with the archaeologically documented
territory of the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Saint
Regis Mohawk Tribe, and Stockbridge Munsee Community.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Anthropology has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The two objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe;
and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 13,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of Anthropology must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for
joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not competing requests. The
University at Buffalo, SUNY, Department of
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Anthropology is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-02703 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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